Film Analysis for Dekada '70

SynopsisDirected by Chito S. Roño, this adaptation of Lualhati Bautista's prize-winning novel Dekada 70 chronicles a middle-class Filipino family who, over the space of a decade, become aware of the political policies that have ultimately led to repression and a state of martial law. Vilma Santos stars as Amanda, who realizes the implications of living within a dictatorship after sorting out the contradictory reactions of her husband and five sons. Julian, her husband, supports his eldest son's efforts to rail against the government while simultaneously refusing to condone Amanda's wish to find a job. Her third son (Marvin Augustin) writes illegal political exposes. The fourth (Danilo Barrios) fell victim to a corrupt police department, and her youngest (John W. Sace) is still a boy. The film was produced by Tess Fuentes and also features Christopher De Leon, Piolo Pascual, Carlos Agassi, and Dimples c .

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I liked the movie (but the book was better, as always) as I very well related to Jules in the same way that my mother related well to Amanda.

[1] For the Philippines, the seventies was more than just a period of shaggy hair, bell-bottom jeans, platform shoes, and disco music. It represented the rise of the conjugal dictatorship of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, a U.S.-sponsored regime characterized by military repression and wholesale human rights violations. Conversely, it was also the fecund period for the sociopolitical awakening and involvement of many Filipinos; the humus for the renowned religious-political event, the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution. [2] Dekada 70 journeys with the central character Amanda Bartolome (Vilma Santos), the reticent wife of an alpha-male husband, and the worrying mother of a boisterous all-male brood. Thoroughly relegated to domesticity in a world slathered in testosterone, Amanda begins to undergo a transformation when her family becomes imbricated in the sociopolitical realities brought about by the Marcos...

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...Title : DEKADA ‘70 Running Time : 128 minutes Lead Cast : Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin, Carlos Agassi, Danilo Barrios, John Wayne Sace, Dimples Roman, Ana Capri, Jhong Hilario Director : Chito S. Roño Producer : Charo Santos – Concio Screenwriter :
Lualhati Bautista adapts her own best-selling novel Dekada70, a political drama. It is directed by Chito S. Roño with the prominent stars: Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin, Carlos Agassi, Danilo Barrios, and John Wayne Sace. Set in the ‘70s in Urban Metro
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Dekada70
Juny P. Velez September 14, 2012 BS Management I Dekada70 is one of the best novel of Lualhati Bautista, one of the best writer in the Philippines and also an award winning writer for her purposeful writings, that talks about not only the life of people during the Marcos regime
Dekada70
Juny P. Velez September 14, 2012 BS Management I Dekada70 is one of the best novel of Lualhati Bautista, one of...

...Title : DEKADA ‘70
Running Time : 128 minutes
Lead Cast : Vilma Santos, Christopher de Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin, Carlos Agassi, Danilo Barrios, John Wayne Sace, Dimples Roman, Ana Capri, Jhong Hilario
Director : Chito S. Roño
Producer : Charo Santos – Concio
Screenwriter : Lualhati Bautista
Music : Nonong Buencamino
Editor : Jess Navarro
Genre : Drama
Cinematography : Neil Daza
Distributor : Star Cinema
Location : Manila
“You could stop being proud of me! Nagsawa na ko sa ganun, gusto ko naman ngayon for a change, maging proud ako sa sarili ko!” – Amanda Bartolome
Character Details
Amanda Bartolome (Vilma Santos) is the mother of 5 boys namely Jules (Piolo Pascual), Gani (Carlos Agassi), Emman (Marvin Agustin), Jason (Danilo Barrios), and Bingo (John Wayne Sace) the youngest. Amanda is a typical housewife who’s only concern is the welfare of her family but as the story goes on we will see how Amanda’s character change by the society and people around him especially Julian (Christopher de Leon) her husband. Julian Bartolome is a liberated father to his son, he gave what his sons want but not with Amanda. Jules the oldest son became a civic leader because he did not like the government policy then. Gani is a United States Navy which was strongly oppose by Jules. Emman a writer, just like Jules he did not like the government policy but instead of joining the communist he express his feeling in writing. Jason is a happy...

...nderstand the true meaning of being a woman in the middle of the complex situation of the country in the 70s under martial law. He was acting as a mother (five children purely male) and wife according to the dictates of society and of his wife, Julian (Christopher de Leon). Although traditional, existing families Bartolome freedom of expression so their children grow conscious awareness of what happens in society. Therefore joined their leftist movement was born Jules (Piolo Pascual), also became a poet and writer with Emman (Marvin Agustin), and inclined to rock n roll music with Jason (Danilo Barrios). So with (Carlos Agassi) also being freely entered the U.S. Navy although it contrary to the belief of the brothers. Bartolome family remained stable despite the many trying times. It also tested the stability of marriage by Amanda and Julian, where Amanda has wanted to track the self as a woman, far from the dictates of society and the wife.
Summary
Dekada '70 is the story of a family caught in the middle of the tumultuous decade of the 1970's. It details how a middle class family struggled with and faced the changes that empowered Filipinos to rise against the Marcos government. This series of events happened after the bombing of Plaza Miranda, the suspension of the Writ of Habeas Corpus, the proclamation of Martial Law and the random arrests of political prisoners. The oppressiveness of the Marcos regime made people become more...

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...In the 70's, the Republic of the Philippines was suffering under the midst of then- President Ferdinand Marcos' reign as ruler. It was in September 21st, 1972, that he chained close whatever inkling of democracy the Filipinos had by declaring Martial Law. Unfortunately, it was a rule of a a twisted sort: the nation would be under the rule of the Armed Forces, but contrary to its definition, Marcos' Martial Law kept himself in power.
Dekada '70 (Translated into English, the 70's decade) is a bittersweet tale of love in the face of hate, hope in the face oppression, and new life in the midst of death. It is a novel of a mother, her examination of her oft-unappreciated role in modern society, and how she struggles to find for herself a sense of purpose and identity while suffering through the very pit of the nation's disintegration. It is a novel of a mother and her family, how society around her affects her family. It is a tale of she becomes torn between the letter of the law or her responsibility as a mother.
Dekada '70 tells of how under hate, greed and corruption, one normal person transcends beyond right and wrong: instead learns that it is freedom that entails survival.
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